Laura176
11-08-2010, 09:57 PM
I have been registered since June and from June I had 2 mindees (5yr old twins) collection after school for 3 days a week....I found this was fine even with my own 2 children, however my 5yr old son got very excited and loud and manic! I put this down to the change!!
I then took on a 3yr old 4 days a week (mornings only) which was fine .... also contracted to mind his sister 6yrs old in holiday time only.
All was going well although a little manic at times as all the boys love to run around and be noisy and boistrous in the garden!! :laughing:
However I have found the summer holidays a struggle! .... I have 4 children - 6,5,3 and 3 on Tuesdays 8am-5:30pm, the same on Wednesdays, on Thursdays I have 6 children - 6,5,5,5,3 and 3 and on Fridays I have 4 children - 5,5,5,and 3.
I am finding it all very tiring and extremely stressfull although enjoying it! All children want to do different things and I am stuggling to keep them all interested in the same things - I have seperate activities set out for the days, but it seems the children don't want to do anything I have out!!
Also, all the children are very tired as it is school holidays and there are lots of arguments, tale telling, crying etc etc :panic:
Any advice would be really good.
Also my really big problem is collecting time! Both sets of parents arrive at the same time and all hell breaks loose :blush: ..... all the children are shouting trying to tell parents what they have done and everything becomes a bit disoganised and I feel it is giving the incorrect impression of how the rest of the day is here .............. If anybody has any tips on controlling this a little better I would be grateful
Sorry to go on, but I am dreading tomorrow now as it is my busiest day (also have a 14yr old tomorrow!!)
I then took on a 3yr old 4 days a week (mornings only) which was fine .... also contracted to mind his sister 6yrs old in holiday time only.
All was going well although a little manic at times as all the boys love to run around and be noisy and boistrous in the garden!! :laughing:
However I have found the summer holidays a struggle! .... I have 4 children - 6,5,3 and 3 on Tuesdays 8am-5:30pm, the same on Wednesdays, on Thursdays I have 6 children - 6,5,5,5,3 and 3 and on Fridays I have 4 children - 5,5,5,and 3.
I am finding it all very tiring and extremely stressfull although enjoying it! All children want to do different things and I am stuggling to keep them all interested in the same things - I have seperate activities set out for the days, but it seems the children don't want to do anything I have out!!
Also, all the children are very tired as it is school holidays and there are lots of arguments, tale telling, crying etc etc :panic:
Any advice would be really good.
Also my really big problem is collecting time! Both sets of parents arrive at the same time and all hell breaks loose :blush: ..... all the children are shouting trying to tell parents what they have done and everything becomes a bit disoganised and I feel it is giving the incorrect impression of how the rest of the day is here .............. If anybody has any tips on controlling this a little better I would be grateful
Sorry to go on, but I am dreading tomorrow now as it is my busiest day (also have a 14yr old tomorrow!!)